Vegetable-cutter



(Mode1.)

E. PISHEL.

VEGETABLE CUTTER.

Patented Oct. 2

INVENTOR 1 ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES glam 0. c.

PETERS. Phcwmh UNITED STATES PATENT tries,

EMANUEL FISHEL, OF SALEM, FORTH (.AROLINA.

VEGETABLE-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,985, dated October 2, 1883.

Application filed June29,1885l. (Model) To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, EMANUEL Fisl-inn, of Salem, in the county of Forsyth. and State of North aroli na, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in 'Vegetable-Gutters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled. in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had. to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in. which Figure l is a pers mctive view of my improved vegetable-cutter with part of the outer casin g broken away. Fi 2 is a cross-sectional view on line 00 a, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspective detail View of the upper side of the cutter-wheel.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in all the figures.

llily invention has relation to vegetable-eutters and it consists in the imp rovcd constructi on and combination of parts of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the frame of my improved vegetalde-cut ter.

B represents cross beams which extend across the center of the framcone across the top and the other across the lower part of the framc-in which are journaled the ends of the shaft 0, which carries the cutterwl1ecl l).

E indicates the dri-Veshaft, the ends of whi ch are secured in journal-boxes in the sides of the frame A, having upon one end a crank, 1!, and upon the other a balance-wheel, G. The drive-shaft has a bevel-wheel, H, which on gages with a bevel-pinion, I, on the shaft 0.

1) represents the cutter-wheel, which is cast of metal, and is provided with an upwardlyextending rim or flange, J around its periphery, which fits into an annular groove or recess, J, in the under side of the top of the frame A, steadying and guiding the cutterdisk when revolved. The cntter-wheel is cast with openings. D extending through it. To the top of the cutter-wheels are secured the knives K-one to each of the openings D each knife being secured to the upper face of the cutter-wheel. in such a manner as to extend over and. partially close the opening beneath it, the face of the cutter-wheel on that side of the opening being recessed to a depth. corre sponding to the thickness of the blade, so as to make the knife flush with the face of the wheel. The blades are held. in place by screws 1i, theholes for which are countersunk on the upper side, in order to make the heads of the screws lie flush with the face of the cutte1fwheel.

L representsblocks which are pivoted to one side of the openings ID, one block being arranged in each opening. The block is adapted to regulate the thickness of the slice which the knives cut from the fruit or vegetable, being adjusted by means ofa thumb-screw, M, passing through a screw-threadcd opening in a metal plate, N, secured to the under side of the cutter-wheel, near the 'edge of the opening I). The end of the thumb-screw M presses against the under side of the block L, so that by turning the screw the block can be raised or lowered. The edge of the block which is nearest to the cutting edge of the knife is rounded, to con'li'erm to the curvature of the knife.

0 represents the hopper, which is secured upon the top of the frame A, above the opening 0 in the top of the frame.

1? represents a metal pan, removably secured upon the shaft 0, at a little distance below the cutter-whee], or the purpose of catching the slices or pieces of the fruit or vegetable asthey fall from the cutter-wheel. I

Q indicates a hinged door or cover in the top of the frame, which covers an opening through which small fruits may be placed to be sliced or'cut. A small mirror, R, is set at an angle in one side of the opening covered by the door Q, so that when the operator is slicing a small fruit (an apple, for example) and wishes to avoid slicing the core of the fruit along with the fruit itself he can, by consulting the mirror, see the exact position of the knife-blade without lifting the fruit entirely out of the opening. The central part of the top of the frame A is made to rise upon hinges S, so that access. can be conveniently had to the knives K, for the purpose of cleaning them, &c. A turn-button, T, serves to hold the lid in its closed position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my improved vegetable-cutter will readily be understood 5 without requiring further explanation. It will be seen that my improved vegetable-cutter is simple in construction, and, being devoid of all complicated mechanism, is not liable to break or get out of order.

10 Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination 'of the revolving cutterdisk, having a raised annular rim or flange, with the top of the frame, having a hinged I 5 lid, a hopper, and an annular groove in its under side for the reception of the raised flange of the cutter-disk, asand for the purpose shown and set forth. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 20 my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMANUEL FISHEL.

\Vitnesses R. S. GREWs, MARTIN GROGAN. 

